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The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk
pnwbibliophile's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
The level of research the author undertook as well as his brilliant reframing of how we teach US and Native history warrants this to be added to every American’s TBR. It was hard reading this and drawing parallels to what is being done in Palestine with the US government’s stamp of approval.
fjette's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
So much information that’s so rarely talked about - an extremely important and unacknowledged history. Pretty abrupt ending
farfromginger's review
informative
slow-paced
2.5
2.5 stars rounded up.
Pros: tons of great research. Myriad references and so many new perspectives. A true reflection of a love and passion for rectifying the historical narrative from an indigenous lens.
Cons: this book is unreadable. It feels as if the author gathered facts and interesting connections for 500 pages, dropped the stack, hurriedly shoved them in his brief case and then the book was published that way.
I know, it won awards. But truly were the award committees off their Ritalin so this worked for them?
Pros: tons of great research. Myriad references and so many new perspectives. A true reflection of a love and passion for rectifying the historical narrative from an indigenous lens.
Cons: this book is unreadable. It feels as if the author gathered facts and interesting connections for 500 pages, dropped the stack, hurriedly shoved them in his brief case and then the book was published that way.
I know, it won awards. But truly were the award committees off their Ritalin so this worked for them?
ajnsmiths's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
5.0
Hugely important book. Should be required reading for every high schooler